There were some local heavy rainfall events resulting in rapid local stream rises. People continued to make the same mistake of driving vehicles into known local flood prone roadways and some paid dearly for that tragic mistake.

There was little widespread river flooding as happened in 2011 or 1974.

Irkutsk is well below the Arctic Circle in Siberia, but it seems to have a rather cool climate, with May daily temperatures ranging from upper 30’s to lower 50’s. I imagine that occasional snow squalls are not unlikely in late April and early May. However, a persistent storm that leaves measurable amounts over large areas is probably unusual for this time of year.